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A. NEILSON. TEMPORARY BINDER.

No. 551,397. Patented De0.17,1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

ARTHUR NEILSON, OF NEVTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

TEM PORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,397, dated December1'7, 1895.

Application filed February 14:, 1895. Serial No. 538,345. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR NEILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in TemporaryBinders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in explaining its nature.

The invention relates to a temporary binder for binding magazines,pamphlets, 850., having the peculiar features of construction hereinspecified and which will be more particularly set forth in connectionwith the drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of abinder wide open, a magazine in place therein and wide open, but withthe device for securing the ends of the retaining bars or rods unlockedand turned down or out. Fig. 2 is a view in section taken through theback of the binder and withoutthe magazine, showing the retaining barsor rods as locked at their free ends by my improved locking device. Fig.3 is a view in cross-section of the binder and attached. magazine. Fig.4. is a detail view to which reference is hereinafter made. Fig. 5 is aview in section upon the dotted line of Fig. 2.

The covers A and A of the binder are secured in any desirable orordinary way to the back piece B, which preferably is of wood and of asize to give stiffness and strength to the binder. It is preferablycovered upon its exterior surface by clothor any other desirablematerial united to the covers and it has upon its inner or uncoveredsection a recess b about the thickness of the magazine or pamphlet to bebound. To one or the top end of this back B there is secured, preferablyby screws 0, a metal plate 0, which preferably covers the said end ofthe back, forms a finish to it and projects sufficiently to form asomewhat elevated ear or extension 0, to which are pivoted or otherwiseattached to swing at the points 0 the retaining bars or rods D D. Iprefer to attach these bars to the piece 0 by forming two slits acrossthe edge of said piece of a width to receive the ends of the bars, andby forming a hole in the section upon each side of these slits and holesin the ends of retaining-bars to register with the holes in the plate,and which receive a pin driven into and through the said plateholes. Forordinary pamphlet and magazine use I prefer to employ two bars arrangedto divide the space occupied by the pamphlet or magazine back into threesubstantially equal parts, which will bring one of the bars at one sideof the center of the back of the pamphlet or book and the other upon theopposite side thereof. This method of arranging the retaining-bars,taken in connection with the recessed back, into which the back-portionof the pamphlet or magazine is forced and held by the bars, provides aconstruction which holds the pamphlet, magazine, or book very rigidlyand securely. (See Fig.

The free ends of the bars D D are secured or locked to the back B asfollows: Upon the bottom or end of the back opposite that carrying theplate 0 there is a box-like structure E. This has the back plate andside walls e c, and they form a recess or space 6 into which the bar orrod gate or holder 6 is movable. This gate or holder is pivoted at itslower end 6 between the walls 6 e and to them so that its upper endswings outwardly from the end of the back and the ends of theretaining-bars and in line with them.

The lower portion 2 of the gate preferably is of a thickness to fill thelower part of the box when the gate is upright or in its lockingposition, and in this thickened portion there is arranged a threadedhole 6 in which screws a threaded stud 6 the inner end e of which isadapted to be screwed into the hole 2 in the back plate E when it isdesired to lock the gate or holder 6 in its latching position. The outerend of the said stud 6 may be shaped to be turned by a wrench, key, orany other removable turning device, so that the latch may not betampered with and may only be unlocked or opened by one in authority,

or it may have a permanent key end by which it may be unlocked at anytime. The gate c has at its outer end the latching extension 6 which isclosed over the ends of the bars D D to lock them in position in the actof moving the gate or holder to a position to be locked.

The plate E is attached by screws to the end of the back 13 and it hasformed across it at its outer end the recesses o into which the. ends ofthe bars D D are closed. This provides for the proper spacing of thebars at their free ends and also for a support for them. The gate a andits locking extension form, when in their locking position, a finish forthe end and top of the binder, (see Fig. 2,) and the relation of thegate and its looking attachment to the ends of the bars or slats is suchthat the act of closing the gate over them forces the free ends of thebars into the recess 6 and after the gate has been so moved it is lockedin place by means of the screw-stud 6"". This construction is simple,durable, and rigidly holds the pamphlet or book and prevents it frombeing removed by unauthorized personse IVhile I have described myimprovement as having two bars, slats, or rods D D, and prefer so to useit for certain purposes, yet I do not confine myself to a binder usingthis number, as it may have one or more than two slats or rods.

To prevent the bars or rods from being sprung out of their holder whenin their locked or latched position their f rce ends may be enlargedsufficiently to prevent their being drawn through the spacing-recessesin the plate E, and this construction is represented in Fig. at, theends of the slats or rods being represented as turned at an angle tosecure the equivalent of an enlargement, the rods or bars being of alength sufficient to bring these angular ends outside the plate.

I would here say that I do not confine myself to the special meansdescribed for bold ing the latching or looking gate in its closedposition and may use any device which will act to so secure or hold it.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States 1. A temporary binder having aback or support 13, one or more retaining rods, bars, or slats D, andthe device E, for supporting and retaining the bars attached to the backB,

and having the hinged or pivoted gate or holder 6 provided with theextension e and a device for latching or securing the gate or holder inits closed position, and for the purposes described. 7

2. In a temporary binder, the combination of the back I3, the covers A,A secured there to, the back having in its inner side a longitudinalrecess Z); the plate C attached to one end of the back B; the hingedretaining slats or rods D, D pivoted to the plate and in relation to therecess 1) as shown, and a locking device fastened to the other end ofthe back B and comprising a plate E having recesses e for receiving theends of the retaining slats or rods; the hinged gate or holder 6 withits extension 6 and a locking device for securing the gate in its closedposition as and for the purposes described.

In a temporary binder the combination of the back B, the plate 0, one ormore ret aining slats or rods D D the slat holding device fastened tothe back 13, comprising a plate E having one or more recesses 6,provided with walls or ears 6, e and a locking hole 6 with the hingedgate 6 pivoted to the ears or sides 6, 6, having the extension 6 toclose over the end or ends of the retaining slat or slats and thelocking stud 6 adapted to screw or turn in the gate and its end to enterthe said hole e as and for the purposes described.

at. In a temporary binder the combination of the slats or rods D, theplate having the recesses e for receiving the free ends of the holdingslats or rods, a retaining device to close over the ends of said slatsor rods to hold them in the recesses, the said slats or rods havingtheir ends enlarged or turned to prevent their being drawn through therecesses as and for the purposes described.

ARTHUR NEILSON. Vitnesses F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M. DOLAN.

